Posted on 04/09/2007 5:55:25 PM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
ITHACA--Starting today and continuing for six full days, the Muslim Educational and Cultural Association at Cornell University is proud to present the third annual Islam Awareness Week. Monday opens with an intimate talk at 8 p.m. in Rockefeller Hall delivered by a resident scholar of Islam, Omer Bajwa. It is titled Islam 101: Everything you need to know about Islam (but were afraid to ask).
Events continue on Tuesday with a panel discussion on The Status, Rights & Role of Women in Islam at 8 p.m. in the Alice Cook House. On Wednesday, the Muslim Chaplain at New York University is set to deliver an engaging lecture about the Islamic perspective on social justice and human rights at 8 p.m. in the Kaufmann Auditorium in Goldwin Smith Hall. On Thursday, students and Ithaca residents will be treated to a screening of an episode of Morgan Spurlock's “30 Days...” series at 8 p.m. in the Lewis Auditorium in Goldwin Smith Hall. In this episode of the series a conservative Christian man from North Carolina spends 30 days living as a Muslim in Michigan.
The week reaches its climax on Friday with two talks delivered by the accomplished North-American-born scholar of Islam, Dr. Umar F. Abd-Allah (Wymann-Landgraf). Abd-Allah chairs the Nawawi Foundation and has been recognized by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf Hanson as one of the leaders of North-American Muslim scholars. He also had the honor of studying under some of the greatest traditional scholars in the Middle East, including the late gnostic of the 20th century Habib Ahmad Mashur Al-Haddad. Abd-Allah's first lecture starts at noon in 106 White Hall and is titled The Role of Hadith in the Formation of Islamic Law. Abd-Allah's keynote address, “Cultural Jihad: The Role of American Muslim Culture in Today's World” will start at 8 p.m. in Goldwin Smith Hall.
Islam Awareness Week comes to a close on Saturday morning at 10 a.m. with an Islamic tile-painting and calligraphy workshop at the Johnson Museum. The event is particularly suitable for children who like to draw and for their parents who would rather that their children didn't draw on the walls of their house. Reservations are recommended as the number of participants is limited. For the last and final event, the internationally acclaimed artist Ibrahim El-Salahi will give a presentation of his work at the Johnson Museum at 3 p.m. and follow it up with a discussion on Modern Islamic Art.
...all of the individuals whose hard work made these events a reality...sincerely hope that everyone in Ithaca will enjoy the week's line-up.
Why don’t they do this the second week of the Fall term? You know, the week of 9/11....
Islam awareness”
wtf?
A pig roast would make a great kickoff event.
“sincerely hope that everyone in Ithaca will enjoy the week’s line-up.”
And then line up to convert?
Very simple. General queasiness, and those aware will be puking the whole week.
Okay, I'll ask:
What amount of taxes are levied against infidels under Sharia law?
How many wives are we permitted legally, and how many times are we allowed to say "I Divorce You!" to make it legal?
At what age is female circumcision required?
What political parties will be declared apostate, and fatwas issued against their membership roles?
Will male citizens be allowed open carry of automatic rifles, the way it is now in al-Anbar Province?
Shall I continue? Or has the fatwah already been issued?
Here's my contribution to Islam Awareness Week.
Alumni should take note of this and respond appropriately to the next donation request from Cornell. When alumni funds start drying up, lets see how dedicated Cornell really is to political correctness...
Do they have a Christianity awareness week?
9/11
Gee, I wonder how soon the Muslims will have Christian Awareness Week????
It seems that in New York of all places the people should be quite aware of what muslims do.
“This, explained Tibi, must be borne in mind when one engages in a dialogue with Muslim “scholars,” for it corresponds to a verse in the Koran: “And say ... to those who are unlearned: ‘Do ye submit yourselves?’” (Surah 3:20).”
Do I submit myself to Islam? Do me a favor clerics. Please hold your breath and wait.
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